Staff Software Engineer — Architect & Tech Leader

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City (UT)

On-site

USD 161,000 - 250,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Telehealth

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Western Governors University seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape the future of education technology. You will drive architecture across distributed systems, partner with leaders to define roadmaps, and mentor engineers to raise engineering standards.

The role emphasizes cloud-native practices, scalability, and delivering impactful student experiences. You will lead strategic initiatives across platforms and services, collaborate with product, security, and operations, and influence

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Experience designing and developing modern web applications, APIs, and services.
Strong experience with technologies such as Java, Angular 12+, REST APIs, SQL, Git, and third-party integrations.
Proven success delivering large-scale technical initiatives and influencing engineering strategy.

Responsibilities

Drive architecture and technical strategy across distributed systems.
Partner with engineering leaders to define technical roadmaps and long-term technology plans.
Identify technical risks, architectural gaps, and dependencies early, and develop solutions.
Lead and mentor engineers; influence architecture across teams and domains.
Elevate engineering standards with cloud-native approaches, automation, and observability.